Ardchattan Priory

#1159 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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The Ardchattan Priory was a Valliscaulian monastic community in Ardchattan, Argyll, Scotland. It was founded in 1230 by Duncan MacDougal, Lord of Argyll. From the early 14th century, the Prior of Ardchattan held the chantership of Lismore Cathedral. In April 1510 it was incorporated as a cell of Beauly Priory and may have become Cistercian, but the evidence is slight. It was annexed to the bishopric of the Isles in 1615. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 56°27'46"N, 5°17'45"W

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Ardchattan Priory – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dunstaffnage Castle, Connel Bridge, Falls of Lora, Bonawe Iron Furnace.

5.4 miW
13th-century fortress of the MacDougalls
Dunstaffnage Castle, Oban
139 min walk • Dunstaffnage Castle is a partially ruined castle in Argyll and Bute, western Scotland. It lies 3 miles NNE of Oban, situated on a platform of conglomerate rock on a promontory at the south-west of the entrance to Loch Etive, and is surrounded on three sides by the sea.
3.7 miW
Bridge
Connel Bridge
94 min walk • Connel Bridge is a cantilever bridge that spans Loch Etive at Connel in Scotland. The bridge takes the A828 road across the narrowest part of the loch, at the Falls of Lora. It is a category B listed structure.
3.5 miW
Natural attraction, Park, Waterfall
Falls of Lora, Oban
90 min walk • The Falls of Lora is a tidal race which forms at the mouth of Loch Etive when a particularly high tide runs out from the loch. They form white water rapids for two to five days either side of the spring tides.
3.1 miSE
Museum
Bonawe Iron Furnace, Taynuilt
80 min walk • The Bonawe Iron Furnace, was an industrial complex located in Bonawe, Lorn District, Scotland. It operated in the middle of the eighteenth century, with the aim of producing pig iron. Central to this complex was a charcoal fired blast furnace.
6.5 miNW
Island
Eriska
166 min walk • Eriska is a flat tidal island at the entrance to Loch Creran on the west coast of Scotland. Privately owned by the Buchanan-Smiths from 1973 until August 2016, Eriska is now owned by Creation Gem, a family-owned business from Hong Kong.

Ardchattan Priory

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Ardchattan Priory – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Dunstaffnage Castle, Oban

Connel Bridge

Falls of Lora, Oban

Bonawe Iron Furnace, Taynuilt

Eriska